The words of Nehemiah, the son of Hachaliah, this designation distinguishing him from others of the same name, Nehemiah 3:16; Nehemiah 7:7. AND IT CAME TO PASS IN THE MONTH CHISLEU, the ninth month of the Jewish church-year, IN THE TWENTIETH YEAR, namely, that of King Artaxerxes of Persia, the year... [ Continue Reading ]
Nehemiah's Grief over Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
that Hanani, one of my brethren, a real full brother of Nehemiah, Nehemiah 7:2, CAME, HE AND CERTAIN MEN OF JUDAH, for there was always some communication between the Jews living in the East and those in Palestine; AND I ASKED THEM CONCERNING THE JEWS THAT HAD ESCAPED, WHICH WERE LEFT OF THE CAPTIVI... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province, in Judea, some ninety years after the exile, ARE IN GREAT AFFLICTION AND REPROACH, in adversity on account of the scornful treatment of the neighboring peoples; THE WALL OF JERUSALEM ALSO IS BROKEN DOWN, AND THE... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, withdrawing from his duties at court and giving, vent, in his retirement, to the most overwhelming sorrow, AND PRAYED BEFORE THE GOD OF HEAVEN,... [ Continue Reading ]
and said, I beseech Thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, awe-inspiring, before whom men tremble, THAT KEEPETH COVENANT AND MERCY, the merciful covenant to which the Jewish economy was looking forward in the Messiah, FOR THEM THAT LOVE HIM AND OBSERVE HIS COMMANDMENTS:... [ Continue Reading ]
let Thine ear now be attentive and Thine eyes open, in an attitude of most careful attention, THAT THOU MAYEST HEAR THE PRAYER OF THY SERVANT WHICH I PRAY BEFORE THEE NOW, DAY AND NIGHT, Cf 1 Kings 8:29, FOR THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, THY SERVANTS, AND CONFESS THE SINS OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL WHICH W... [ Continue Reading ]
We have dealt very corruptly against Thee and have not kept the commandments nor the statutes nor the judgments which Thou commandedst Thy servant Moses, both the precepts of the covenant and the obligations toward mankind in general had often been neglected.... [ Continue Reading ]
Remember, I beseech Thee, the word that Thou commandedst Thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations, Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 28:64;... [ Continue Reading ]
but if ye turn unto Me, in true repentance and change of heart, AND KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS AND DO THEM, THOUGH THERE WERE OF YOU CAST OUT UNTO THE UTTERMOST PART OF THE HEAVEN, in every part of the great and wide world, YET WILL I GATHER THEM FROM THENCE, AND WILL BRING THEM UNTO THE PLACE THAT I HAVE... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, these are Thy servants and Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed by Thy great power and by Thy strong hand, from the bondage of Egypt as well as from the enmity of many other oppressors.... [ Continue Reading ]
O Lord, I beseech Thee, let now Thine ear be attentive to the prayer of Thy servant, Nehemiah alone, AND TO THE PRAYER OF THY SERVANTS, the believing Jews, WHO DESIRE TO FEAR THY NAME, for God's being is expressed in His Word and work, according to which He is named; AND PROSPER, I PRAY THEE, THY SE... [ Continue Reading ]